pay-as-you-go
(British) A payment method where the charge of a service is taken automatically, usually in small amounts, after the usage, in contrast of paying before usage.
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Interesting developments: Google Cloud, Solana Foundation roll out new pay-as-you-go system for AI agents
Broadband market faces shakeup as GoMo launches cheap pay-as-you-go fibre offering Eir’s budget brand, GoMo, is launching a cut-price fibre broadband service with no contract in an attempt to undercut the market in t…
🤖 Google Cloud and Solana Foundation have introduced a new pay-as-you-go system for AI agents #SOL #ai #crypto
2026-05-06 00:23:28 - Google Cloud and the Solana Foundation jointly launched a new pay-as-you-go system for artificial intelligence agents.
🆕 Amazon WorkSpaces enables AI agents to automate workflows in desktop apps via managed environments without app updates. Pay-as-you-go, scalable, and secure, it integrates with MCP for enterprise governance. For mor…
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(British) A payment method where the charge of a service is taken automatically, usually in small amounts, after the usage, in contrast of paying before usage. Used especially of mobile phones and transport ticketing.
“Interesting developments: Google Cloud, Solana Foundation roll out new pay-as-you-go system for AI agents”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Broadband market faces shakeup as GoMo launches cheap pay-as-you-go fibre offering Eir’s budget brand, GoMo, is launching a cut-price fibre broadband service with no contract in an attempt to undercut the market in the same way that its mobile service did in 2019.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🤖 Google Cloud and Solana Foundation have introduced a new pay-as-you-go system for AI agents #SOL #ai #crypto”
— Bluesky· May 2026“2026-05-06 00:23:28 - Google Cloud and the Solana Foundation jointly launched a new pay-as-you-go system for artificial intelligence agents.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🆕 Amazon WorkSpaces enables AI agents to automate workflows in desktop apps via managed environments without app updates. Pay-as-you-go, scalable, and secure, it integrates with MCP for enterprise governance. For more, see WorkSpaces documentation. #AWS #AmazonWorkspaces”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(economics) A financial policy by which capital projects are financed from current revenue in the operating budget rather than through borrowing.
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